http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples/comment-page-1#comment-11243 Carol Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:36:33 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples/#comment-11243 Wasn't there a book a few years ago that argued that the apple's success in America was due largely to settlers' taste for hard cider? The best apple I ever had was a spontaneous (according to the farmer) hybrid called ginger gold. delish! great post! Wasn’t there a book a few years ago that argued that the apple’s success in America was due largely to settlers’ taste for hard cider? The best apple I ever had was a spontaneous (according to the farmer) hybrid called ginger gold. delish! great post!

]]> http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples/comment-page-1#comment-11126 Judith Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:39:43 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples/#comment-11126 In answer to the question, why we eat apples in the Spring: they (some varieties more than others) store really well through the winter if kept in the proper conditions (such as root cellars). Unlike, say, watermelon. In answer to the question, why we eat apples in the Spring: they (some varieties more than others) store really well through the winter if kept in the proper conditions (such as root cellars). Unlike, say, watermelon.

]]> http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples/comment-page-1#comment-11125 Bobbi Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:09:17 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/decode-the-ritual-food-apples/#comment-11125 May I suggest that you read the book, The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. He discusses human beings' relationship with apples, tulips, potatoes and marijuana and theirs with us. It's a wonderful, delightful, charming book and you'll never look at a plant the same way. The apple section explains a whole lot more about Johnny Appleseed than we learned in school. May I suggest that you read the book, The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. He discusses human beings’ relationship with apples, tulips, potatoes and marijuana and theirs with us. It’s a wonderful, delightful, charming book and you’ll never look at a plant the same way. The apple section explains a whole lot more about Johnny Appleseed than we learned in school.

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